Water Lilies
1907
Monet invites us to float on his famous pond at Giverny, where the horizon line vanishes into a wash of pastel pinks, greens, and blues. Created in 1907 during the height of Impressionism, this 'Nymphéas' piece isn't about the flowers themselves, but how light dances on the water's surface. The artist was so obsessed with this view that he engineered the entire garden landscape just to paint it, eventually producing over 250 variations. It’s like looking at a reflection of a cloud-filled sky that has been dipped in strawberry milk.
- Technique
- Oil paint
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